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Stage set for VAT implementation in UT
Chandigarh, November 24
Value Added Tax will finally be implemented in Chandigarh. The ongoing winter session of Parliament is expected to give a formal clearance. The implementation of VAT had been held up in Chandigarh, as it was, so far, governed by the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1952.

Multiplex plan hits roadblock
HUDA contemplating action against cinema owners
Panchkula, November 24
The Haryana Urban Development Authority is contemplating taking action against the management of a local cinema hall for issuing advertisements, announcing the building of a multiplex and a shopping arcade at the site.

Software export from tricity touches
Rs 200 cr
Mohali, November 24
Touching an all time high, software export from Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula has reached Rs 200 crore and is expected to go up to Rs 350 crore by this financial year.

Struggle for survival is part of life, whether on earth or in the air. In this frame, a group of crows scares away a lone parrot from its nest on a dry tree. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Panchkula resident dies in accident
Banur, November 24
A Panchkula resident was killed on the spot while his wife and grandson had a miraculous escape in a head-on collision involving a car and a truck on the Chandigarh-Rajpura highway this afternoon.

Bomb hoax in Sector 26
Chandigarh, November 24
Panic gripped Sector 26 after an unclaimed suitcase was discovered by a passer-by. At around 4 pm a passerby raised an alarm after spotting the suitcase lying in the middle of the Madhya Marg.

45 structures demolished in Khuda Lahora

Chandigarh, November 24 At least 45 structures were pulled down by the demolition squad of the Chandigarh Administration in Khuda Lahora village here today. The structures had been raised on around 10 acres of land that had been acquired by the Administration in February last for raising a complex. A structure being pulled down during a demolition drive at Khuda Lahora village on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Unique pledge on marriage anniversary Chandigarh, November 24 On the occasion of their 8th marriage anniversary, Saroj and Ajay Mittal did not exchange gifts or indulge in celebrations, instead they took a pledge to donate their bodies, a thought that rarely occurs to one at the age of 33. Dr Saroj Bala and Ajay Mittal. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

E-Governance Solution Centre set up
Chandigarh, November 24
The Society for the Promotion of Information Technology in Chandigarh and IBM has set up an e-Governance Solutions Centre under the aegis of the Department of Information Technology.

‘Super Fuzz Big Muff’ rock Chandigarh, November 24 Super Fuzz Big Muff, a band from Delhi, won the regional final of the Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idols at Leisure Valley today evening. Joint Family, another band from Delhi, finished second. Artistes perform at ‘Campus Rock Idols’ show at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan

Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadar observed Chandigarh, November 24 The Martyrdom Day of ninth Sikh guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadar was observed by people in and around Chandigarh. A large number of devotees paid obeisance at Sector 34 gurdwara and various other gurdwaras in the city, Mohali and Panchkula. Devotees take langar on the occasion of the Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadar at gurdwara Shri Vara Sahib, Phase V, Mohali, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu SBI gives 1 cr for quake-hit Protest by roadways staff Milk Samples collected

CRIME

Married woman commits suicide
Chandigarh, November 24
She killed herself, but not before exonerating her husband. In her suicide note, a 32-year-old housewife, Sunita wished to marry him in the next birth. She allegedly ended her life by hanging herself at her Sector 29 residence this morning.

Gang selling underweight LPG cylinders busted
Chandigarh, November 24
The Operation Cell of the Chandigarh Police today unearthed a gang involved in selling underweight LPG cylinders in the city. The police claimed to have arrested five persons red-handed while they were transferring LPG illegally.

Four fresh cases registered against Aman Verma
Chandigarh, November 24
The Chandigarh Police today registered four fresh cases of cheating against Aman Verma, the alleged ‘mastermind’ of the abduction-for-ransom case. Besides this the police has also booked Manoj and Honey, two accomplices of Aman, in the new cases.

EDUCATION

From Colleges Experts discuss innovations in food processing
Chandigarh, November 24 A two-day national seminar on “Perspectives in microbial and food technology” got under way at the Department of Food Science, MCM DAV College, Sector 36, here today. It focused on the technical applications of microbiology to food technology. Prof Allen Furr, from Kentucki University, USA, interacts with students at GCG-42 in Chandigarh on Thursday.

National Pharmacy Week observed
Mohali, November 24
On the occasion of the National Pharmacy Week celebrations, Chandigarh College of Pharmacy, Landran, organised a series of functions. An exhibition of pharmaceutical products and machinery used in education and industry was held.

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Chandigarh Club’s notice to Gandotra
Chandigarh, November 24
The management of the Chandigarh Club today served a legal notice on a suspended member of the executive committee, Capt Sanjeev Gandotra (retd), for his reported allegations of irregularities against the committee.

HEALTH

New vaccines for control of fertility, cancer, allergy
Chandigarh, November 24
With nearly 100 new vaccines under development, the fascinating property of vaccines to eradicate infections is now available in what is popularly termed as combination vaccines.

300 examined at eye camp
Mohali, November 24
The Mohali Industries Association as a part of its ISO objectives for improving relationship between the members and their workers organised a free eye check up camp in collaboration with the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Free Poly Clinic Trust, Parchh, at the MIA Bhawan, Industrial Area here.